Infant&#39;s panty



June 5, 1951 B. E. ANDERSON INFANTS PANTY Filed Oct. 1, 1947 INVENTORBEATRICE E. ANDERSON A T T O R N Patented June 5, 1951 UNITED STATESPATENT OFFICE 2 Claims.

My invention relates to infants w panties and particularly to pantiesused for the training of infants.

An object of the invention resides in providing infants panties whichwill be comfortable .to wear by the infant.

. Another object of theinvention resides in providing infants. pantieswhich will be easy and simple to launder.

An object of the invention resides in constructing the. pantieswith abody formed with legholes to provide a. crotch therebetween and infurther providing a flap overlying the body and forming in conjunctiontherewith a pocket for the reception of replaceable absorbent material.

A still further object of the invention resides in attachingthe flap tothe body atthe locality of the marginal portions of the body at thelegholes and leaving the ends of the flap free to cause the pocket to'beclosed at its'sides and'open at its ends.

A further object of the invention resides in placing in the pocket ashield disposed adjacent the body of the panties.

Another object of the invention resides in dis- .posing within thepocket and between the. shield and the flap a replaceable absorbent pad.

A feature of the invention resides in constructing the shield wider thanthe width of the pocket to cause the shield to wrinkle and form crevicesrestraining flow out of the pocket.

Other objects of the invention reside in the novel combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterillustrated and/or described.

In the drawings:

Fig. l is a front elevational view of a pair of ill infants pantiesillustrating an embodiment of my invention and with portions removed toshow the construction of the same.

Fig. 2 is a developed view of one of the pads used with the pantiesshown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a developed view of the shield used with the panties.

Fig. 4 is a medial sectional view taken on line 4-4 of Fig. 1 and drawnto a greater scale.

In Fig. l, I have shown a pair of infants panties indicated by thereference numeral In. These panties consist of a bod ll having a front[2 and a back I 3 secured together along their lateral edges by means ofseams M. The lowermost portions of the body I0 is provided with legholes I5 through which the legs of the infant project. The seams l4extend down to the marginal portion 16 of the body I!) encircling theleg holes I5.

At the uppermost portion of the panties is formed a hem ll in which isdisposed an elastic band It serving to hold the panties attached to thebody of the infant. Cuffs H? are secured to the marginal portions l6 ofthe body ill by means of scams 2% and encircle the leg holes I5.

My invention utilizes an elongated flap 22 constructed of absorbentmaterialand which is provided with relatively parallel edges 23 andcurved edges 26. The edges 23 and 24 of this flap are reinforced withovercast stitches 25 or in any other suitable manner to prevent frayingof the material from which the flap is constructed. The edges 23 aresecured to the body of the panties by means of the portions of the seams2! which lie below the. points 2% and 2'! as illustrated in Fig. 4. Bymeans of this construction the flap 22 becomes attached to the pantiesalong the sides of the same and the end portions 23 of the said flapwhich lie above the points 26 and-2i form extensions which are free fromthe body it. By

closed at its sides and open at its ends.

. In conjunction with the pocket 29 a shield 23! :is employed. Thisshield is constructed from plastic or from other suitable waterproofmaterial Which is sufiiciently flexible to fold and Wrinkle. A binding32 is secured to the edge of the said shield to reinforce the same andprevent tearing or other injury to the shield. The shield 3| conforms inconfiguration to the flap .32 but is slightly wider than the pocketformed by said flap. When the shield 23! is inserted into the pocket 29the same lies adjacent the body iii. Due to the fact that the saidshield is wider than the pocket 29 the said shield wrinkles and formsnumerous crevices which restrain flow out of the pocket 29 and throughthe leg holes IE.

Within the pocket 29 and between the shield 3| and flap 22 is one ormore pads 33. One of these pads had been shown in Fig. 2. This pad isconstructed from absorbent material such as knit fabric and is of thesame configuration as the shield 3| and flap 22. This pad is providedwith overcast stitches 34 at its edges which prevents the same fromfraying and which strengthens the same. The pad 33 is of such dimensionsthat it lies smoothly within the pocket and fits the body of the infantwithout producing wrinkles or gathers which might irritate the infant.

In the use of the invention the panties are turned inside out whichbrings the flap 22 upon the exterior of the panties and which gives easyaccess to the pocket 29. The shield 3i is then inserted into the pocketin a manner to cause the same to substantially register with the flap22. One or more of the pads 33 is next inserted into the pocket betweenthe shield 3| and the flap 22. These pads are smoothly arranged Withinthe pocket. The panties are then turned right side in and applied to theinfant in the customary manner. The elastic band !8 holds the panties inplace upon the infant. After the garment has been soiled the pads andshield are removed from the pocket 29 permitting of separately cleaningand laundering these parts. Since the panties proper only consist ofthebody 10 and the flap 22 the said parts are easily washed and dried. Thepads 33 being separate are likewise easily laundered.

While I have described the pads 33 as being constructed of knit fabricit can readily be comprehended that other fibrous material may be usedin the construction of the same and if de- M sired disposable materialwhich can be thrown away after use may be employed.

The advantages of the invention are manifest. Infants panties utilizingmy invention are extremely comfortable and particularly in summer. Withmy invention any number of pads may be inserted to give the desiredamount of absorption and pads of any character may be employed. With myinvention the Waterproof shield is within the panty so that the shieldis completely covered and a neat and attractive appearance is given tothe panty. By the use of the fiap illustrated a higher crotch can beprovided thereby preventing accidents. In the laundering of the panties,due to the fact that the parts are separable and due to the looseness 0fthe panties at the crotch the parts dry very rapidly. Due to theconstruction of the shield the crevices formed in the same preventleakage along the leg holes of the panties.

Changes in the specific form of my invention, as herein described, maybe made within the scope of what is claimed without departing from thespirit of my invention.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to protectby Letters Patent 1. Infants panties comprising a body formed with legholes and a crotch therebetween, a flap overlying the crotch and securedto said body at the crotch along the lowermost part of the marginalportion of the body at the leg holes, said flap being free at its endsand providing a pocket between said body and flap closed at its sidesand open at its ends, a shield of waterproof material disposed in saidpocket adjacent said body, said shield at the attached portion of theflap being of a width greater than the width of said pocket and confinedwithin said pocket to cause said shield to wrinkle when disposed withinsaid pocket, and a pad of absorbent material disposed between saidshield and flap.

2. Infants panties comprising a body having a front and a back andformed with leg holes, to provide a crotch therebetw een, a flapoverlying the crotch and a part of the front and back of the body andhaving marginal portions extending alon the marginal portions of thebody along the bottoms and sides of the leg holes, cuffs encircling saidleg holes and embracing the marginal portions of the body and themarginal portions of the fiap at the leg holes, and stitches securingsaid cuffs to said body and said flap to the body at the locality of theleg holes, said flap being free from the body above the leg holes toprovide a pocket between said body and flap closed at its sides and openat its ends for the reception of replaceable absorbent material.

BEATRICE E..ANDERSON.

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